Rick Honeycutt
[edit] Biography
Born on June 29, 1954 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Rick Honeycutt (Frederick Wayne Honeycutt) played for the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 21 year career. Honeycutt broke into the bigs on August 24, 1977 with the Seattle Mariners, and put up a 4.89 ERA in 134.1 innings pitched in 1978, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Rick Honeycutt's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1983, when he posted a 3.03 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 74 batters. However, others believe that it was 1986, when he posted a 3.32 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 100 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 4.34
| 17
| 16
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 26
| 7
| 11
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| 26
| 24
| 5
| 11
| 4.89
| 50
| 81
| 73
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 134.1
| 150
| 12
| 49
| 5
| 3
| 3
|
| 1979
| SEA
| A
| 33
| 28
| 11
| 12
| 4.04
| 83
| 103
| 87
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 194
| 201
| 22
| 67
| 7
| 5
| 6
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| 30
| 30
| 10
| 17
| 3.94
| 79
| 99
| 89
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 203.1
| 221
| 22
| 60
| 7
| 4
| 3
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| 20
| 20
| 11
| 6
| 3.31
| 40
| 49
| 47
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 127.2
| 120
| 12
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| 30
| 26
| 5
| 17
| 5.27
| 64
| 103
| 96
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 164
| 201
| 20
| 54
| 4
| 3
| 3
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| 25
| 25
| 14
| 8
| 2.42
| 56
| 59
| 47
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 174.2
| 168
| 9
| 37
| 2
| 1
| 6
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| 9
| 7
| 2
| 3
| 5.77
| 18
| 26
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 46
| 6
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 2
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| 34
| 32
| 16
| 11
| 3.03
| 74
| 85
| 72
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 213.2
| 214
| 15
| 50
| 6
| 1
| 8
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| 29
| 28
| 10
| 9
| 2.84
| 75
| 72
| 58
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 183.2
| 180
| 11
| 51
| 11
| 1
| 2
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| 31
| 25
| 8
| 12
| 3.42
| 67
| 71
| 54
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 142
| 141
| 9
| 49
| 7
| 2
| 1
|
| 1986
| LA
| N
| 32
| 28
| 11
| 9
| 3.32
| 100
| 71
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 171
| 164
| 9
| 45
| 4
| 4
| 3
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 5.32
| 10
| 17
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23.2
| 25
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 27
| 20
| 2
| 12
| 4.59
| 92
| 74
| 59
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 115.2
| 133
| 10
| 45
| 4
| 4
| 2
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 34
| 24
| 3
| 16
| 4.72
| 102
| 91
| 73
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 139.1
| 158
| 13
| 54
| 4
| 5
| 4
|
| 1988
| OAK
| A
| 55
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 3.50
| 47
| 36
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 79.2
| 74
| 6
| 25
| 2
| 3
| 3
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| 64
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2.35
| 52
| 26
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 76.2
| 56
| 5
| 26
| 3
| 6
| 1
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| 63
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2.70
| 38
| 23
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 63.1
| 46
| 2
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| 43
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3.58
| 26
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 37.2
| 37
| 3
| 20
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| 54
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3.69
| 32
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 39
| 41
| 2
| 10
| 3
| 2
| 3
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| 52
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2.81
| 21
| 18
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 41.2
| 30
| 2
| 20
| 6
| 0
| 1
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| 42
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 7.20
| 18
| 21
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 37
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| 49
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 2.42
| 21
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 44.2
| 37
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| NY
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.00
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| 52
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 2.96
| 21
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 45.2
| 39
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| 61
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2.85
| 30
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 47.1
| 42
| 3
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1997
| STL
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.50
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 191
| 108
| 35
| 46
| 3.56
| 384
| 332
| 277
| 9
| 3
| 5
| 700.2
| 711
| 48
| 211
| 33
| 13
| 10
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 606
| 160
| 74
| 97
| 3.80
| 654
| 702
| 616
| 38
| 8
| 33
| 1459.1
| 1472
| 137
| 446
| 48
| 32
| 40
|
| Total
|
|
| 797
| 268
| 109
| 143
| 3.72
| 1038
| 1034
| 893
| 47
| 11
| 38
| 2160
| 2183
| 185
| 657
| 81
| 45
| 50
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| P
| 10
| 3
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| P
| 26
| 24
| 134.1
| 9
| 28
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 6
| .949
|
| 1979
| SEA
| A
| P
| 33
| 28
| 194
| 6
| 28
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 8
| 4
| .872
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| P
| 30
| 30
| 203.1
| 9
| 32
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 5
| 3
| .953
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| P
| 20
| 20
| 127.2
| 3
| 30
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| .917
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| P
| 30
| 26
| 164
| 3
| 35
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 9
| 3
| .950
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| P
| 25
| 25
| 174.2
| 11
| 39
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 8
| .980
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| P
| 9
| 7
| 39
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| P
| 34
| 32
| 213.2
| 13
| 55
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 16
| 11
| .986
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| P
| 29
| 28
| 183.2
| 10
| 42
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 8
| 3
| .945
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| P
| 31
| 25
| 142
| 9
| 37
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 9
| 2
| .958
|
| 1986
| LA
| N
| P
| 32
| 28
| 171
| 9
| 35
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 8
| 5
| .978
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| P
| 7
| 4
| 23.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| P
| 27
| 20
| 115.2
| 4
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 3
| .913
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| P
| 34
| 24
| 139.1
| 5
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 8
| 3
| .926
|
| 1988
| OAK
| A
| P
| 55
| 0
| 79.2
| 3
| 18
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .913
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| P
| 64
| 0
| 76.2
| 4
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| .952
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| P
| 63
| 0
| 63.1
| 0
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| .938
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| P
| 43
| 0
| 37.2
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| P
| 54
| 0
| 39
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .833
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| P
| 52
| 0
| 41.2
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| .875
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 25
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1
| .900
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| P
| 49
| 0
| 44.2
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .889
|
| 1995
| NY
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| P
| 52
| 0
| 45.2
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .889
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| P
| 61
| 0
| 47.1
| 2
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1997
| STL
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 797
| 268
| 2160
| 99
| 428
| 32
| 21
| 0
| 17
| 117
| 93
| 48
| .943
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| SEA
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| 9
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .083
| .083
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| 34
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .083
| .083
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| 29
| 56
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .186
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 17
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| 32
| 38
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .132
| .195
| .158
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1986
| LA
| N
| 32
| 43
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .070
| .216
| .093
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 27
| 30
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .233
| .281
| .267
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 34
| 30
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .233
| .281
| .267
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| OAK
| A
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| 66
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| NY
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| 61
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .667
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| STL
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 192
| 180
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 9
| .133
| .212
| .150
| 3
| 0
| 18
| 43
| 0
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 609
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 801
| 182
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 9
| .132
| .210
| .148
| 3
| 0
| 18
| 44
| 0
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 14th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1972).
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 17th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1976 - signed June 11, 1976).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Seattle Mariners (August 22, 1977) completing trade in which Seattle Mariners traded Dave Pagan to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for a player to be named later (July 27, 1977).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners with Mario Mendoza, Larry Cox, Leon Roberts and Willie Horton to Texas Rangers in exchange for Richie Zisk, Rick Auerbach, Ken Clay, Jerry Gleaton, Brian Allard and Steve Finch (December 12, 1980).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Dave Stewart, $200000 and a player to be named later (August 19, 1983); Texas Rangers received Ricky Wright (September 16, 1983).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Oakland Athletics in exchange for a player to be named later (August 29, 1987); Los Angeles Dodgers received Tim Belcher (September 3, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 21, 1988).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 1992).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 7, 1992).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1993).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (November 24, 1993).
- Granted free agency (October 25, 1994).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (April 9, 1995).
- Sold by Oakland Athletics to New York Yankees (September 25, 1995).
- Sold by New York Yankees to St. Louis Cardinals (December 21, 1995).
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